noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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noun
Meaning 1
A simple sugar that has a single ring, such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *men-der. Proto-Hellenic *mónwos Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos) Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-)der. English mono- Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh2 Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον (sákkhăron)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idusder. English -ide English saccharide English monosaccharide From mono- + saccharide.
Across languages
Translations
27 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
monosacàrid
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Chinese Cantonese:
單糖 /单糖
(daan1 tong4)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Chinese Cantonese:
單醣 /单糖
(daan1 tong4)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Chinese:
單糖 /单糖
(tan-thn̂g)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Chinese:
單醣 /单糖
(tan-thn̂g)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Chinese Mandarin:
單糖 /单糖
(dāntáng)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Chinese Mandarin:
單醣 /单糖
(dāntáng)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Czech:
monosacharid
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Esperanto:
monosakarido
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Finnish:
monosakkaridi
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
French:
monosaccharide
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
French:
ose
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Georgian:
მონოსაქარიდი
(monosakaridi)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
German:
Monosaccharid
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Hungarian:
monoszacharid
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Italian:
monosaccaride
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Japanese:
単糖
(tantō)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Malay:
monosakarida
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Polish:
monosacharyd
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Portuguese:
monossacarídeo
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Portuguese:
monossacarídio
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Romanian:
monozaharidă
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Russian:
моносахарид
(monosaxarid)
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Slovene:
monosaharid
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Spanish:
monosacárido
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Swedish:
monosackarid
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
Turkish:
monosakkarit
— simple sugar composed of a single ring
